Imaginary Worlds sounds like what would happen if NPR went to ComicCon and decided that’s all they ever wanted to cover. Host Eric Molinsky spent over a decade working as a public radio reporter and producer, and he uses those skills to create thoughtful, sound-rich episodes about science fiction, fantasy, and other genres of speculative fiction. Every other week, he talks with comic book artists, game designers, novelists, screenwriters, filmmakers, and fans about how they craft their worlds, why we suspend our disbelief, and what happens if the spell is broken. Imaginary worlds may be set on distant planets or parallel dimensions, but they are crafted here on Earth, and they’re always about us and our lived experiences.
| Title | Date published | ||
| From Outer Space | 2019-10-30 | ||
| Talking to the Dead | 2019-10-16 | ||
| Scoring Godzilla | 2019-10-02 | ||
| Ends of Evangelion | 2019-09-18 | ||
| Actors with Pencils | 2019-09-04 | ||
| The Booj | 2019-08-21 | ||
| Superheroes in the Ring | 2019-08-07 | ||
| Dirk Maggs | 2019-07-25 | ||
| The Undertaker | 2019-07-11 | ||
| Hero Props vs. Fake Props | 2019-06-26 | ||
| Nerdlesque | 2019-06-12 | ||
| Sidekicks: Harley Quinn | 2019-05-29 | ||
| Sidekicks: Tonto and Kato | 2019-05-15 | ||
| Sidekicks: Watson | 2019-05-01 | ||
| Rod Serling's Key of Imagination | 2019-04-17 | ||
| The Hero's Journey Endgame | 2019-04-03 | ||
| Slaughterhouse at Fifty | 2019-03-20 | ||
| Tales of Margaret Brundage | 2019-03-07 | ||
| The Man Behind the Sword | 2019-02-21 | ||
| The Power of the Makeover Mage | 2019-02-07 |